Classifying Data Journalism

Stalph, Florian

doi:10.1080/17512786.2017.1386583

Cited by 73 publications

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“…The building of locally adapted toolboxes and the growing use of commercial graphical shelf-ware offer opportunities for ordinary journalists to create simple data visualizations, such as bar charts, line graphs and maps, as add-ons to their news stories. This result is in line with findings from a quantitative study recently published by Florian Stalph (2017). At the same time, growing accessibility of user-friendly software indirectly supports the production of more complex DVs as well, because it frees time for expert teams to design more creative visualizations.…”

Section: Identifying Trends and Critical Factorssupporting

confidence: 88%

“…Comparing our findings to earlier research, our results indicate two things: that interest and investments in data visualization, even in more advanced forms, has been strengthened in Scandinavian newsrooms the last three to four years (cf. Appelgren & Nygren 2014;Karlsen & Stavelin 2014) and that the trend towards more but simpler DVs in everyday news combined with more creativity in occasional bigger projects, as reported by Loosen et al (2017), Stalph (2017) and Young et al (2017), can also be found in Scandinavian news rooms.…”

Section: Identifying Trends and Critical Factorsmentioning

confidence: 61%

“…It also fits, they say, a trend towards user integration and a turn from product to process. 4 Product-oriented studies have revealed that everyday data-driven news stories most often include static DVs in the forms of bar charts, line graphs and maps (Stalph 2017), while award-winning projects often offer interactive features and sometimes include elements of animation (Loosen et al 2017;Young et al 2017). In their study of best practices in a Canadian context, Young et al (2017) conclude that there is a lack of clear standards as to what is considered excellence in the field of data journalism.…”

Section: Related Work On Data Visualizationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Data Visualization in Scandinavian Newsrooms: Emerging Trends in Journalistic Visualization Practices

2018

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The visualization of numeric data is becoming an important element in journalism. In this article, we present an interview study investigating data visualization practices in Scandinavian newsrooms. Editorial leaders, data journalists, developers and graphic designers in 10 major news organizations in Norway, Sweden and Denmark provide information for the study on a range of issues concerning visualization practices and experiences. The emergence of multi-skilled specialist groups as well as innovation in technology and the ‘mobile first mantra’ are identified as important factors in the fast-developing practices of journalistic data visualization. Elements of tension and negotiation are revealed for issues concerning the role and effect of complex exploratory data visualizations and concerning the role of ordinary journalists in the production of charts and graphs.

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Section: Identifying Trends and Critical Factorssupporting

confidence: 88%

Section: Identifying Trends and Critical Factorsmentioning

confidence: 61%

Section: Related Work On Data Visualizationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Data Visualization in Scandinavian Newsrooms: Emerging Trends in Journalistic Visualization Practices

2018

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“…Hitherto, most analyses of data journalism artefacts resorted to descriptive accounts of chart types and degrees of interactivity or data providers. Most of these endeavours were either standalone quantitative analyses (see Appelgren, 2018;Knight, 2015;Lowrey & Hou, 2018;Ojo & Heravi, 2017;Reimer & Loosen, 2017;Stalph, 2017;Tandoc & Oh, 2017;Young, Hermida, & Fulda, 2018) or integrated within qualitative designs (see De Maeyer et al, 2015;Parasie, 2015;Parasie & Dagiral, 2013;Tabary, Provost, & Trottier, 2016;Young & Hermida, 2015;Zhang & Feng, 2018). Few of these studies, however, take into account sociomaterial underpinnings of such artefacts.…”

Section: Artefacts Of Data Journalismmentioning

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Hybrids, materiality, and black boxes: Concepts of actor‐network theory in data journalism research

Stalph

2019

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Actor‐Network Theory (ANT) vocabulary offers meaningful sensibilities for explorations of data‐driven newswork. Concepts of hybrids, materiality, and black boxes are increasingly mentioned across digital journalism studies and appear to be particularly constructive to examine the relations between data, computation, and journalism practice, epistemology, reflexivity, and journalistic artefacts. After outlining central concepts of ANT, this literature review provides an overview of research agendas that propose sociotechnical dimensions, followed by a structured review of findings generated through ANT‐informed explorations of data journalism. In a closing summary, presented findings and limitations of ANT are discussed.

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“…(Loosen et al 2017;Ojo & Heravi 2017;Young et al 2017), or studies of specific news organisations data journalism and data visualisation practices, e.g. (Stalph 2017).…”

Section: Related Workmentioning

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3Ws of Data Journalism Education

Heravi

2018

Journalism Practice

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This paper explores data journalism education, with a particular focus on formal training in the higher education sector globally. The study draws on data from: (1) The 2017 Global Data Journalism Survey, to study the state of data journalism education and the requirements in terms of training and (2) A dataset of 219 unique modules or programmes on data journalism or related fields that were curated and examined in order to understand the nature of data journalism education in universities across the world. The results show that while journalists interested in data are highly educated in journalism or closely related fields, they do not have a strong level of education in the more technical areas of data journalism, such as data analysis, coding and data visualisation. The study further reveals that a high proportion of data journalism courses are concentrated in the US, with a growing number of courses developing across the world, and particularly in Europe. Despite this, education in the field does not have a strong academic underpinning, and while many courses are emerging in this area, there are not enough academically trained instructors to lead and/or teach such interdisciplinary programmes in the higher education sector.

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Classifying Data Journalism

Cited by 73 publications

References 18 publications

Data Visualization in Scandinavian Newsrooms: Emerging Trends in Journalistic Visualization Practices

Data Visualization in Scandinavian Newsrooms: Emerging Trends in Journalistic Visualization Practices

Hybrids, materiality, and black boxes: Concepts of actor‐network theory in data journalism research

3Ws of Data Journalism Education

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